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KPMG under fire on Westpoint audit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... The claim also alleged that KPMG should have notified ASIC that it had grounds to suspect that breaches of the Corporations Act were taking place within the plaintiff companies. "ASIC sees a clear public interest in using its powers in these circumstances ...

ASIC freezes $1m investor funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... claims the fund's operators, David Hobbs, David Collard, Min Hua Li, Li Min Zeng and Bi Hong Dong contravened the Corporations Act. In addition, ASIC contends Collard, Li and Zeng operated a financial services business in Australia without a required ...

Industry backs ASIC 'super snapshot'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... are due at the end of October. Specific outcomes will not be mandatory, as that would require amendments to the Corporations Act. Currently, ASIC grants relief to superannuation calculator providers from the requirement to hold an Australian Financial ...

One-size rule does not fit advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... short form Statements of Advice, and called for greater legislative certainty, including specific changes to the Corporations Act 2001, to make it easier to rationalise the current system of multiple advice disclosure statements. "There are several key ...

ASX listing breaches hit 13pc

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... disclose to the market within five business days. Out of these breaches, seven per cent or 289 also infringed the Corporations Act by failing to disclose to the market within 14 calendar days. ASX confirmed that 70 of these cases were 'active' on market ...

AIST calls for SMSF reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... accountants regarding the establishment of an SMSF be brought within the definition of "financial service" within the Corporations Act. AIST has also argued that there should be a minimum establishment amount for an SMSF of $200,000 per fund. Raising ...

AFA selects Alexis for PI cover

... provider who charged them $260,000 for a policy that didn't cover Synchron for any claims under the FSR nor the Corporations Act. "The damning clause was buried deep in the policy. They're not exactly clear, concise and understandable...which is why ...

QBE drops PI and D&O insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... insurance to financial planners and stockbrokers from June onwards following an internal review. In January, the Corporations Act was amended requiring new financial services licensees to have adequate professional indemnity (PI) insurance. QBE's decision ...

Short selling faces revamp

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... superannuation and corporate law, is that the current rules surrounding short selling "isn't clear" under the corporations act. The Senator's comments come after the severe share price plunges of listed companies including childcare group ABC Learning ...

Brushing up market integrity

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... material or price sensitive insider information that has not been disclosed to the market in accordance with the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules," said IFSA and ACSI in the statement. The two bodies also flagged the need for companies to establish ...